Stare Into the Abyss is a level 67 Romulan mission in Star Trek Fleet Command, picked up in Milagriean. A Romulan research leader sends you to the edge of the Void in the Talokan system, where the researcher Tibithus is trapped and his ship is being torn apart. It needs warp 1400 to start and to complete, asks for an 80B Parsteel donation, includes two fights, and pays 39,000 Σ-Parsteel, 16 1 Hour Σ-Speed Ups and Romulan reputation. The Parsteel cost is the big hurdle.
Stare Into the Abyss objectives
There are six objectives and no choice split:
- Reach the Void. Location: Talokan.
- Get closer to the research vessel. Location: Talokan.
- Donate 80B Parsteel to shift gravitational pull.
- Defeat the cultist’s ship. Location: Talokan.
- Disable the researcher’s ship. Location: Talokan.
- Deliver the scientist to the research facility. Location: Milagriean.
Tibithus is the Empire’s leading Void researcher, and his data could be vital. Quantum fluctuations break up his signal, so you move closer. His ship is being pulled apart by the gravity flux, and a tractor beam would do more harm, so your crew builds a counterweight of equal mass from 80B Parsteel instead.
As Tibithus pulls free, a cultist’s ship fires on him and pushes him back toward the Void. That ship is listed at about 7.5 billion strength. By the time it falls, Tibithus’s mind has been affected, and he turns his weapons on you rather than abandon ship; his vessel is listed at about 9.16 billion. You disable it, beam him aboard, and take him back to Milagriean. He keeps insisting that the Void sings.
Where and what warp
Pick the mission up in Milagriean, fly to Talokan for everything except the delivery, then return to Milagriean. Both the start and the finish need warp 1400, and the recommended level is 67.
Stare Into the Abyss rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Σ-Parsteel | 39,000 |
| 1 Hour Σ-Speed Up | 16 |
| Romulan Credits | 3,800 |
| Romulan Points | 184,000,000 |
| Klingon Points | -197,248,000 |
| Federation Points | -295,872,000 |
There is no follow-up part.
Other missions from Milagriean
Milagriean offers three level 67 Romulan missions with the same Credits and reputation. Two of them ask for a donation.
| Mission | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Donation | Main rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stare Into the Abyss | 67 | 1400 | 80B Parsteel | 39,000 Σ-Parsteel, 16 1 Hour Σ-Speed Ups |
| Tuvan Syndrome | 67 | 1400 | 90,000 G6 Raw Ore and 45M Dilithium | 50,000 Σ-Parsteel, 99,000 Iso-emulsion |
| Securities | 67 | 1400 | None | 15,000 Σ-Parsteel plus Iso-emulsion or a Σ-Repair Speed Up, by choice |
Tips
Have 80B Parsteel ready before you reach Talokan. The donation sits in the middle of the mission, between the approach and the two fights.
The two fights are back to back and the second is the harder one, at about 9.16 billion strength. Arrive with a ship that can take both without a repair stop.
The mission adds 184 million Romulan Points and removes about 197 million Klingon Points and 296 million Federation Points. Check faction reputation first, and see the Romulan page for the Credits. The Σ-Speed Ups are covered in the Σ resources guide.